Club name: Kendal Town Football Club
Nickname: The Mintcakes
Regular FA level: Level Eight (Non-League Step 4)
Regular league: BetVictor Northern Premier League - North/West Division
Telephone: 01539 738818
Twitter: @kendaltownfc
Club Website: kendaltownfc.com or KendalTownFC on Facebook
League club webpage: NPL - Kendal Town FC
GETTING THERE
Venue: ST&B Accountants Stadium
Address: Parkside Road, Kendal, Cumbria LA9 7EN
SatNav: LA9 7BL or LA9 7EN
Note for away fans: there doesn't seem to be any directions info on the Club's website, which is odd?
Parking - location/distance - price = approx capacity (other options may be available):
Limited car-park onsite = c40 vehicles
Further on-street in local neighbourhood (note local restrictions)
Several town centre car-parks, 15 mins walk
Public transport - mode = access point, distance - example routes:
Bus = bus stops nearby; good service to stops on Lound Road, 5 mins walk - eg #42 (Kendal-Oxenholme) and others
Several town centre car-parks, 15 mins walk
Public transport - mode = access point, distance - example routes:
Bus = bus stops nearby; good service to stops on Lound Road, 5 mins walk - eg #42 (Kendal-Oxenholme) and others
Train = Kendal station, 23 mins walk - eg services Oxenholme Lake District or Manchester Airport
MATCHDAY & FACILITIES
Entry: adults £9, concessions £5, under-16s £free
Programme price: £2
MATCHDAY & FACILITIES
Entry: adults £9, concessions £5, under-16s £free
Programme price: £2
Programme rating [?/10]: 5/10
Official venue capacity (as per NPL website):
[Unspecified] seated
240 standing
(Note: these figures are completely unrepresentative of what I saw... the venue is huge!)
General catering - name, location - example options/prices:
"Finney's" food bar, north end - incl £3 cheeseburger, £2 pies, hot drinks @ £1 etc
And plenty of Romney's Kendal Mint Cake, of course!
"Hot Chocolate Index" [?/10] @ price: 5/10 @ £1
Licensed bar(s) - name, location - comments:
"Finney's" bar, on-site clubhouse - full bar selection
Toilets - location(s) - [accessible = Y/N?] - comments (eg rating ?/10):
Inside Finney's clubhouse [accessible = yes]
Outside, pitchside NW corner
And plenty of Romney's Kendal Mint Cake, of course!
"Hot Chocolate Index" [?/10] @ price: 5/10 @ £1
Licensed bar(s) - name, location - comments:
"Finney's" bar, on-site clubhouse - full bar selection
Toilets - location(s) - [accessible = Y/N?] - comments (eg rating ?/10):
Inside Finney's clubhouse [accessible = yes]
Outside, pitchside NW corner
STANDS & TERRACES
Covered/open seating/standing = (aspect) name - approx capacity, tiering - comments
Interior viewing = (N) large windows of Finney's clubhouse
(W) main stand - three sections, c160 seated, up to 5 tiers - wooden benches, black/white; full overhang roof
"Stand 1" = c40 seats, north section
"Stand 2" = c60 seats, centre section
"Stand 3" = c60 seats, south section
Covered viewing = (NW) corner stand - c50 seats, 2 tiers - black flip plastic, full overhang roof
Covered viewing = (NW) the Dennis Hockney bench - 8 seated
Open seating = (N) open end - c80 seated, spread into up to 3 tiers - irregular flip plastic seats
Open standing = (N) open end - 300+ standing, up to 7 tiers - concrete hardstanding
Open standing = (E) open end - c150 standing, up to 6 tiers - concrete hardstanding
(all sides) concrete/paved hardstanding; metal lean-on pitch-level barriers all round
PA system: yes
PA content: game announcements
PA audibility - areas: clear all areas
Entertainment: no music on PA, music/TV in bar
PA content: game announcements
PA audibility - areas: clear all areas
Entertainment: no music on PA, music/TV in bar
MATCH DETAILS
Date: Saturday 23 November 2019
Competition: BetVictor Northern Premier League (NPL) North/West Division
Official crowd: 145
Final score [h/t] (kit colours):
Kendal Town 2 [1]
(black/white striped shirts, black shorts)
Pontefract Collieries 3 [3]
(blue/white shirts, blue shorts)
(black/white striped shirts, black shorts)
Pontefract Collieries 3 [3]
(blue/white shirts, blue shorts)
THE QUEST STATS
Quest Venue ID = #72
Today is trip #6 at Step 4
Today's round trip: 181 miles [291 km]
Total distance so far on this Step (Step 4): 1191 miles [1917 km]
Today's weather:
occasional light rain sprinkles, cloudy, mild, still
NorvenMunki's Diary...
Kendal is a very pretty market town, and today it's decked in decorations as everyone is getting ready for Christmas.
From the town centre, I take a walk over the hill and through Fletcher Park.
On arrival, you come through the turnstile and are met with a very large venue. There's loads of capacity here (despite what the NPL website implies), with hundreds of seats in various parts of the ground and room for thousands of standing spectators. You can pretty-much pick your favourite spec whatever your preference.
It's all hillside around here. The pitch is undulating in places, but is nevertheless the flattest bit of ground hereabouts!
Quest Venue ID = #72
Today is trip #6 at Step 4
Today's round trip: 181 miles [291 km]
Total distance so far on this Step (Step 4): 1191 miles [1917 km]
Total distance travelled on The Quest to date: 4493 miles [7231 km]
NORVENMUNKI's COMMENTS
occasional light rain sprinkles, cloudy, mild, still
NorvenMunki's Diary...
Kendal is a very pretty market town, and today it's decked in decorations as everyone is getting ready for Christmas.
From the town centre, I take a walk over the hill and through Fletcher Park.
On arrival, you come through the turnstile and are met with a very large venue. There's loads of capacity here (despite what the NPL website implies), with hundreds of seats in various parts of the ground and room for thousands of standing spectators. You can pretty-much pick your favourite spec whatever your preference.
It's all hillside around here. The pitch is undulating in places, but is nevertheless the flattest bit of ground hereabouts!
The clubhouse is excellent. Named in honour of the club's late President, Sir Tom Finney, it boasts all the hallmarks of a great social venue... including large windows onto the pitch through which to enjoy your pint in warm comfort.
Opening scoreboard...
The local kids in the old wooden stands are excited and their chants and banter creates a nice atmosphere throughout the match. They are subdued temporarily within four minutes by the visitors' early goal, but they erupt in delight with a 15-minute equaliser. There is plenty more to enjoy and endure in a passionate encounter.
Final scoreboard...
NORVENMUNKI's GALLERY
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